Some apps on here are offering AI/LLM for certain features such as entering an image description automatically.
If you are abled and sighted, please don't use these features.
If you are sighted and able to enter descriptions yourself, it would be better for the planet if you enter descriptions manually. Manual descriptions avoid anyone having to cause environmental damage.
So-called "AI" features damage the planet:
https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/12/05/1084417/ais-carbon-footprint-is-bigger-than-you-think/
https://www.nature.com/articles/s42256-020-0219-9
https://oecd.ai/en/wonk/how-much-water-does-ai-consume
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